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Originally Posted by Nate the great
And so you think having our government screw around with the current system is a better idea?
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It can't be any worse than the system in place. Capitalism and free markets have their place, but they are not panaceas to all ills. Just as a free market military force (i.e., let private companies decide where, when, how to defend our country and to create and raise the forces to do so) would be an unacceptable way of defending our country, so, too, the free market system has shown itself to be an unacceptable way to provide universal education and now universal healthcare. Because the market has failed, let the government try. It has done a very good job overall with Medicare and the VA. I don't see many conservatives demanding that the goverment stop giving them Medicare.